It’s Back: the Congressional Review Act and Implications for Recent Environmental Rules
By EsqSocial Corporation 26/01/21
President-elect Joe Biden has already pledged to undo the repeal of nearly 100 public health and environmental laws, noting that he will consider every tool available to do so. With Democratic control of Congress and the presidency, Congress is likely to exercise its authority under the Congressional Review Act (“CRA”), a 1996 law that permits Congress to legislatively repeal recently enacted executive agency rules. This alert briefly discusses CRA requirements and provides a list of rules...
By: Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck